overlaid

past tense of overlay
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as in overlapped
to lie over parts of one another cedar shingles overlaying one another on the roof

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Recent Examples of overlaid Garments that didn’t rely on magnificent silhouettes were instead detailed in ornate beading, lined with feathers or overlaid with layers of lace. Elizabeth Grace Coyne, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025 The floor-length frock was overlaid with a bewitching black and yellow patchwork print. Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025 The dress's tight-fitting, sheer base was overlaid by a tastefully gaudy bodice and a chic hood that framed Pugh's face. Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025 One Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland working paper, authored with Morning Consult economist John Leer and outside academics, overlaid Facebook data and inflation expectations and found that social networks now play a prominent role in shaping expectations. Jonathan Levin, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025 The photos show her in the ballet studio and are overlaid with text describing how her body has changed since giving birth. Becca Longmire, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025 Even casual market observers recognize this relationship but seeing both overlaid on a chart really emphasizes the connection. Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025 The beers are also local, the nachos are big, and the background chat is often overlaid with live music. Cassidy Randall, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025 But overlaid on the group choreography and the street scenes are grainy, scrapbook-style photographs of relatives still back home in Ecuador, to whom the videos are dedicated. Jordan Salama, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overlaid
Verb
  • The outer surfaces were then sanded, covered with rice paper, coated, painted, and polished to a smooth hydrodynamic finish.
    David Szondy, New Atlas, 25 Dec. 2024
  • The mac and cheese is coated with buttery bubbly cheese and is just as comforting for these colder months.
    Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 25 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The Vikings, settling in the late eighth century, found the islands covered in prehistoric sites.
    Peter Ross, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
  • He’s covered every sport imaginable, from Little League to the World Series to the Olympics.
    David Ammenheuser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2025

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“Overlaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overlaid. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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